Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CHOP CEO: Why We’re Partnering With UAE Health System
Madeline Bell has a plan to help improve pediatric care halfway across the world. The president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was in Dubai […]
Two Philly Hospitals Have New Partner: Abu Dhabi
Two Philadelphia hospitals recently announced partnerships with an Abu Dhabi health care provider. Although both partnerships are preliminary and little detail has been offered — it opens the […]
Zion Harvey — 8-Year-Old Double Hand-Transplant Patient at CHOP — Released from Hospital Today
Late last month, the world fell in love with Zion Harvey, the eight-year-old Baltimore native who received a double hand transplant in early July at […]
Nicki Minaj Visits Kids at CHOP Before Show in Camden
Nicki Minaj made a lot of little kids’ days yesterday afternoon, when she stopped by for a visit at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) […]
Study Done at CHOP Shows Huge Percentage of Doctors and Nurses Work While Sick
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that a whopping 83 percent of doctors and nurses at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania had worked while […]
Alice Goffman’s Book on “Fugitive Life” in Philly Under Attack
Last year, Alice Goffman published On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, an adaptation of her dissertation at Princeton. For six years, while […]
CHOP Ranked 2nd Best Children’s Hospital in the Country
U.S. News and World Report just released their annual list of Best Children’s Hospitals, and good news for us Philadelphians: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia […]
Watch This, Taylor Swift: CHOP’s Absolutely Perfect “Shake It Off” Spoof
I dare you not to smile (or cry a little bit) when you see this just-released video from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in which […]
Cheers for CHOP Featuring Salt-N-Pepa
On Saturday, February 28th, the 2nd Annual Cheers for CHOP (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) was held at the Valley Forge Casino. This year the event […]
Paul Offit’s Measles Crusade
If you look at a bar graph of measles outbreaks in the United States since 2001, you’ll see a startling and ominous trend: After years […]
Philadelphia Auto Show Black Tie Tailgate 2015
Nearly 4,000 people came out to enjoy “A Night to Remember at the 2015 Philadelphia Auto Show’s Black Tie Tailgate” on Friday, January 31st. Guests […]
CHOP’s Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic Answers Our Questions
In 2014, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) was named a leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign. It received high marks not only for […]
Salt-N-Pepa Performing at CHOP Fundraiser
Friends of CHOP is going ’80s hip-hop for its upcoming Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia benefit, Cheers for CHOP, with organizers tapping rap queens Salt-N-Pepa as headliner. This performance is a […]
Perelman Gives $50 Million to CHOP
Philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman has given $50 million to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which will be used to develop an 8-acre campus for health […]
Two Philly Hospitals Designated for Ebola Treatment
Remember early last month when it seemed like the Ebola virus might devastate America? When one person died, a few more got sick, and we […]